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The Rotorua SPCA is investigating the shooting, maiming, and killing of at least two pet cats in Mamaku in two weeks.

Animal welfare inspector Talia Jenkins told the Rotorua Daily Post "The cats have been left with horrific injuries".

The SPCA began to draw a link between the incidents when two separate cats were found with the bullet still inside them in the past fortnight, within the same block of homes, and both were shot in daylight hours.

Jenkins said the bullets "appear very similar" and the cats had been maimed from being shot.

The SPCA was in the early stage of the investigation, but Jenkins said it was "desperately seeking any information" from the public, or "any leads to the person responsible".

"Mamaku is a small, lovely community. So I urge anyone who has overheard a conversation, seen suspicious activity or noticed something out of the ordinary, even if their cat is missing currently, just to get in touch."